 | New 7 Wonders of Nature: Why I voted for Choco Hills Journal Online By: Nixon A. Canlapan The country's nominees: The Chocolate Hills, Tubbataha Reefs, Mayon Volcano and Underground River. Photo below shows the author, Nixoni A. Canlapan with the world renowned tarsie... (photo: GFDL / Jeroen Hellingman) | |
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GLOBAL: Proposal for new US$10 billion disaster fund wins plaudits, criticism IRINnews web | Photo: Shamsuddin Ahmed/IRIN NEW YORK, 10 July 2008 (IRIN) - A proposal in a recent UN report for a unified global mechanism for disaster relief and risk mitigation, with a US$10 billion budget,... (photo: US DoD) |
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Russian ships at the mercy of pirates ISN | With the Russian navy having seen better days, its vessels remain at the mercy of pirates while their unarmed crews wait for help. | By Simon Saradzhyan in Moscow for ISN Security Watch (10/07/08) |... (photo: US DoD) |
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Penguins washing up on shore Lexington Herald-Leader | NITEROI, Brazil - The discovery of hundreds of young penguins washing up along the Brazilian shoreline over the past month has sparked a scientific mystery over what mi... (photo: GFDL / Mila Zinkova ) |
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Galapagos tortoise may be a dad Seattle Times | Critters | Lonesome George, the long-living Galapagos Islands giant tortoise thought to be the last of his kind, might soon be a father. The Galapagos National Park in ... (photo: creative commons) |
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Chávez urges close Russian ties The Miami Herald MOSCOW -- Amid talks about a billion-dollar arms purchase from Russia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said Tuesday that he wanted the two nations to become strat... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service) |
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Henry paves the way for Adebayor move Irish Times In this section » | Chelsea over hill, says AlexGalvin to discover his fate today ReportsEWAN MURRAY at St Andrews | THIERRY HENRY has offered a glowing tribute to Emmanu... (photo: AP Photo / Andrew Medichini) |
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